Recent content by bjr

Exactly, the same around my area. The service companies are desperate for help and they're destroying their reputations with crappy bungling service. I'm probably gonna drop $1000 on recovery machine and tanks just for the occasional use. I figure the thousand dollars would be only two service...

Update: Made a trade with a neighbor that had a 30# jug of 134a for his field machinery (Ag Tractors and trucks) I evacuated for 2-1/2 hrs and put the 134 charge slowly till I got the evaporator coils chilled and the suction line to the compressor cool. I used approximately 3lbs. Now I'm aware...

Update: Okay, now there's something called "Bluon". Now, once again, all a I get is "Ain't never heard of that", when I ask around if anyone has actually used it. Suppose to be another "Drop-in", ($550 for a 30lb jug), refrigerant replacement for R-22. The local supplier says he's out and don't...

I like the Goodman condensing units just fine. It's the whole refrigerant name game that bothers me. The local service companies are worthless. The "Techs" they hire don't speak English. $150 lbs for the R22. I'm just not gonna have AC this year. Maybe a swamp cooler if I can find one. bjr

All I can tell you is I've use my JM 354 tractor for 21 years. It starts good and runs fine. It was a crate tractor I had to assemble. Besides the usual drain and change all oils and remove and flush fuel tank, I replaced the fuel tank petcock/strainer bowl assembly with a 1/4 npt (had to run a...

I can't read about this any more 'cause I'm just not getting the information I need. I need "boots on the ground" practical experience; "been there done that type" of advice. Can I drop in R290 (Propane) in my old r22 system? Has any one out there actually done this? Will the oil in the system...

I'm trying to find my father military records. My goodness there's bunch of scammers trying to get money for something that should readily accessible and FREE. He was a WWII veteran and served in the navy up in the Aleutians on what he called a sub chaser. I would like to know the names of the...

I just have the gas logs fire place. Up here WA state it does make a difference owning your own tank. Just to be able to shop around and there can be a big difference. I own a 100 gallon "Jug". Amerigas are a bunch of bandits up here. I deal with a farm coop but he won't fill the smaller 25 gal...

I know this sounds really Hooky (that's long "O") but my 354 leaks both sides and one of the dealers from twenty years ago told me just grease the hell out of the the center front cover grease zerk and that slows down the leak and I've followed his advice and it slowed down the leak. These are...

Okay, I don't know a lot of your personal details. AAAnnd I hate to be "That Guy" but, maybe the time has come to down size and relocate. I mean we all face "that time". Property maintenance is a ongoing expense. Maybe invest in a more suitable location. Your the one to make that call.

pneumatic die grinder with a diamond cut bit would take care of it as well. Just be aware it will probably want run around in circles in the hole so go slowly.

Exactly, this what I thought. When the coworker tries to drill down for detail the PUD's representative just shrugs his shoulders and tells my friend "your in the line". At this point "it's none of my business" and I just have to "let it go". Thank you for you guys input. bjr

A coworker sold his house in town and bought five acres to build a new house on, a little way out in the country. He's been workin' with the engineering dept of that PUD, following all the guidelines; paid the drop costs for their wire and transformer (that was like $10,000). The trench was dug...

I've owned a 354 Jinma for close to twenty years and it's always been a good starting tractor. It was a crate tractor when I got it, so as I assembled it, I modified and added what I thought was needed. The first thing was replaced the bottom fuel tank screen assembly with standard (just came...

I'm considering retrofitting a variable displacement pump on the JM354. Anyone out there with any retrofitting pumps experience? It may have to be front crankshaft mounted. I'm wanting to get away from all the heat and wasted horsepower loss of the OEM constant displacement pump. I know Kinda...